The Krommenieër was admitted to the Zaans Medical Center. “From there I went to Oostergouw, then to the Erasmushuis and then here. Because I wanted to go back to Krommenie, here are my roots.”
In the meantime, it has been refurbished considerably. “At first I didn’t even dare to stand. Now I’m just going to stand again and I am taking steps again,” he says with pride in his eyes. The conviction is that he can live on himself again.
New home
The municipality of Zaanstad arranges urgency for Dirk and finds a home for him in Krommenie. With the help of a loan, children set up the home and he can enter. But that will be delayed: Dick first needs a doctor.
No matter how hard a doctor for home care and medicines is being sought, it doesn’t work. Dirk has a heavy care indication and that is why it is extra difficult. Now the house has been empty for two months, until Dirks great frustration. “I keep a room here that is meant for people who have dementia or Parkinson’s. While I still have a good couple of brains that works.”